Mercedes-Benz G-Class

Mercedes-Benz G-Class
Mercedes-Benz G 350 (W463)
Overview
Manufacturer	Daimler-Benz (1979–1998) DaimlerChrysler (1998–2007) Daimler AG (2007–2022) Mercedes-Benz Group (2022–present)
Also called	Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen (1979–present) Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon Puch G
Production	1979–present
Assembly	Austria: Graz (Magna Steyr) Algeria: Tiaret (BA6 G Class)[1] Greece: Thessaloniki (Hellenic Vehicle Industry S.A.)[2]
Body and chassis
Class	Military off-roader Off-road vehicle Luxury SUV Pickup truck
Related	Peugeot P4 Rheinmetall LIV (SO) (aka AGF) Force Gurkha Interim Fast Attack Vehicle Mercedes-Benz W463 G 350 BlueTEC 01 Mercedes-Benz EQG

The Mercedes-Benz G-Class, colloquially known as the G-Wagen^[3] (as an abbreviation of Geländewagen) is a four-wheel drive automobile manufactured by Magna Steyr (formerly Steyr-Daimler-Puch) in Austria and sold by Mercedes-Benz. Originally developed as a military off-roader, later more luxurious models were added to the line. In certain markets, it was sold under the Puch name as Puch G until 2000.

The G-Wagen is characterised by its boxy styling and body-on-frame construction. It uses three fully locking differentials, one of the few passenger car vehicles to have such a feature.

Despite the introduction of an intended replacement, the unibody SUV Mercedes-Benz GL-Class in 2006, the G-Class is still in production and is one of the longest-produced vehicles in Daimler's history, with a span of 44 years. Only the Unimog surpasses it.^[4] In 2018, Mercedes-Benz introduced the second-generation W463 with heavily revised chassis, powertrain, body, and interior. In 2023, Mercedes-Benz announced plans to launch a smaller version of the G-Class, named "little G"—though no definitive date was given for the launch.^[5]

The 400,000th unit was built on 4 December 2020.^[6]

The success of second-generation W463 led to the 500,000th unit milestone three years later in April 2023.^[7] The 500,000th model was a special one-off model with agave green paintwork, black front end, and amber turn signal indicators in tribute to the iconic 1979 press release photo of jumping W460 240 GD.^[8]